#2AA494#2AA494
#2AA494 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.106 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #2AA494 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(42, 164, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(74.4%, 0%, 9.8%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.94, -36.37, -1.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.94, 36.39, 181.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65% -0.106 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.106 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5730, 29.1789, 32.6118) |
| Luminance | 0.2918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 3.19
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.71
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.77
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#2AA494 #A42A3A
analogous
#2AA457 #2AA494 #2A77A4
triadic
#2AA494 #942AA4 #A4942A
tetradic
#2AA494 #572AA4 #A42A3A #77A42A
square
#2AA494 #572AA4 #A42A3A #77A42A
split-complementary
#2AA494 #A42A77 #A4572A
monochromatic
#11433C #1E7368 #2AA494 #3ECDBB #6EDACC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#2AA494 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#2AA494 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #2AA494
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##2AA494 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##2AA494 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C9A93
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8E95
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A79F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #2aa494; /* rgb */ color: rgb(42, 164, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.106 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfb3',
500: '#2aa494',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #2aa494; $custom-light: #77bfb3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#2aa494",
"rgb": {
"r": 42,
"g": 164,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.131,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65003,
"c": 0.10608,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.29181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#2AA494
secondary
#C16974
accent
#455AE2
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180